Archive for Side Dish's
Jalapeno Garlic Hummus
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Summary: Jalapeno Garlic Hummus is an easy dish , you do really need a food processor. You can have fun with this dish, add or subtract Roasted Peppers, Orange Rind, Parsley, Rosemary, Fresh Chili’s, Fennel, etc.
Ingredients
- 2 cans of chick peas, rinsed.
- 1 lemon, its zest & juice, with out pits please.
- 1 Jalapeno pepper.
- 4 cloves of garlic.
- Extra virgin olive oil,
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
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Spicy Crispy Onions
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Summary: Spicy Crispy Onions is a great side dish for any burger, steak, sandwich, roast beef, etc.
Ingredients
- 1 large white sweet onion
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup of your favorite hot sauce (Tabasco)
- ¼ cup flour
- salt & pepper
- olive oil.
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Pasta Fagioli
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Summary: Pasta Fagioli could also be a vegetarian soup, just leave out the pork.
Ingredients
- I use canned bean just because it’s easier and faster, 2 large cans of fagioli or cannallini beans their the same.
- ½ a lb of bacon try not to use a flavored bacon. Panchetta’s even better, use what you have.
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 large onion or 2 medium sized onions
- 2 peeled carrots
- medium size dry chilli flakes
- about a tea spoon full salt,
- ground pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
- grated cheese a hard firm Italian cheese like pecorino romano, granna padanna or a parmigiano-reggiano.
- 1 can of tomato sauce, or a can of tomato paste you can even use ketchup about a 4-7 second squeeze
- About a pound of dry pasta, whatever shape you have you can combine partial boxes and then cut them on a board when their cooked.
- About a quart of chicken stock, vegetable stock or water. DONT use beef stock .
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Tropical Salsa
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Summary: Tropical Salsa- You can serve this salsa with anything: tortilla chips, baked potato, chicken breast, grilled salmon, on a burger.
Ingredients
- 1 fresh pineapple
- 1 med red onion
- 1 ripe mango
- 1 whole chili ‘jalepeno’ works well
- 1 Florida Avocado (optional)
- 1 hand full of fresh mint
- 1 can of coconut water or coconut milk, or can of pear or mango or peach nectar’s. you see where im going with this.
- Coarse sea salt
- about a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
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Spicy Salsa
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Summary: Spicy Salsa is is a great topping for cutlets, bruschetta, baked potato , chips, fish, in eggs, etc.. the real secret in good salsa is, keep it simple and honest.
Ingredients
- about 6 nice plumb tomato’s.
- 1 cucumber peeled and seeded- run a spoon longways on the inside of the cucumber ,after cutting the cucumber horizontally,
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 bell peppers.
- Hand full of fresh cleaned basil.
- 1 fresh chili your choice, jalapeno
Mushroom Agrodolce- Sweet and Sour
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Summary: Mushroom Agrodolce- Sweet and Sour
Ingredients
- 1 lb of fresh , cool funky mushrooms. like-cremini, chantrell, hen of the woods, oyster mushrooms, woods ear, or the most popular straight out of 1994 PORTABELLO. It actually works.
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar.
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar.
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar.
- ½ cup sliced toasted almonds.
- a little olive oil
- salt and crushed black pepper.
Eggplant with Fresh Mozzarella- Le Melanzane alla Caprese
Posted by: | CommentsRecipe: Eggplant with Fresh Mozzarella- Le Melanzane alla Caprese
Summary: Le Melanazane alla Caprese, eggplant meets mozzarella with tomato soaking bread, sweet and spicy peppers, with melting mozzarella and fresh basil.
Ingredients
- 1 medium size eggplant. Peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes.
- 1 ball of fresh mozzarella cheese sliced or medium size dice works.
- about 6 nice plumb tomato’s.
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 bell peppers.
- Handful of fresh cleaned basil.
- Some good toasted or grilled Italian style bread.
- Fresh chili, jalapeno works,
- salt pepper
- olive oil.
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Lobster with Avocado in a Key Lime Vinaigrette
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Summary: Lobster with Avocado in a Key Lime Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1 ½ steamed lobster, d-shelled,
- 1 fresh ripe- means a little soft to the touch.
- 2 key limes, if you cant find key limes sub regular limes. There is a difference but I believe in doing what you can.
- A good extra virgin olive oil
- and a good coarse sea salt.
Cucumbers with Mascarpone Cheese
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Summary: Cucumbers with Mascarpone Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber
- 1 lemon
- 2 large tablespoons on mascarpone cheese. If you cant find mascarpone you can use sour cream.
- A few springs of mint
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
